Sh’ma: Listen! Speaker Series Presents A Yid in Amerika

Will Soll

Wednesday, May 16 | 7:00 pm

Holocaust Museum & Learning Center, Auditorium
12 Millstone Campus Dr., 63146

In honor of Sholem Aleichem’s yahrzeit, Will Soll presents “A Yid in Amerika,” a musical and literary journey through American Jewish culture in the first half of the 20th century. Highlights of the itinerary include American klezmer music, Yiddish theater songs, poets of the sweatshop, Tin Pan Alley and the story “On America” by Sholem Aleichem.

Will Soll is a multi-instrumentalist (tenor banjo, guitar and mandolin) and vocalist. He’s one of St. Louis’ most passionate and prolific advocates of Yiddish music. In addition to his solo programs, Will performs with Rabbi James Stone Goodman, Paul Wexler, Joey Kenig and his own ensembles.

For more information and to RSVP, contact Andrew Goldfeder at AGoldfeder@JFedSTL.org or 314-442-3711.

This program is sponsored by the Center for Jewish Learning, the Holocaust Museum & Learning Center and the Saul Brodsky Jewish Community Library.

Sh’ma: Listen! Speaker Series is generously funded by the Lubin-Green Foundation, a Supporting Foundation of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, and Hank Webber and Chris Jacobs.

Sh’ma: Listen! Advisory Committee Chair
Rabbi Jeffrey Stiffman

Staff
Rabbi Tracy Nathan, Senior Educator, Center for Jewish Learning
Cyndee Levy, Director, Center for Jewish Learning

Jewish Federation of St. Louis
Gerald P. Greiman, Board Chair
Andrew Rehfeld, President & CEO